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Opinion: Runnin' Utes

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... the charts ... another race now ... Utah Senator Orrin Hatch's primary challenge ... he's a tough race against ... a challenger Dan would send us ... what's listen very quickly to a video to get a sense of Mr. which increases pitch ... I'm gambling was a member of the United States Senate because it is time ... it's time for new generation of leaders to step up ... and take on the challenges of today ... it's time for us to live within our means is a country ... that accounts for about ... it's time to tackle ... the entitlement spending that threatens us all ... and it's time ... to return to the conservative principles that make this country great ... a steam because it's time ... I ... insisted a toothpick share it's just time for the six term ... Senator hatch to retire ... yet they got the message that selling puts is trying to make your Mary is that that ... look or gas is a legend a living legend these are the grandfather of politics and ... in Utah is actually very well liked ... if you're going to be done the half to make the case has been there too long it's time for new leadership is time for the new head of tea party on ... the fire breathing out cabinets like that well it was then that is the soul of this mass that right now we'll see if the work it worked pretty well for ... Murdoch ... in India I was also facing a very popular six term incumbent Republican and lo and ques is hoping the lightning strikes twice this year ... but what what anyone any indications I guess if interest is of course money how much ... money these candidates are attracting ... I ... know Mr had to spend at an estimated think five forty five million dollars ... we are not in a state of the money ... compared to some in a quarter million from Mr ... Li Li Li Chen class ... I that's a pretty big differential ... on the how is this challenge are hanging in there a lag given that money difference ... well you know money is overrated I think in the small state like Utah because both of them will be Obel to get their message across to voters ... on warning act as though one had a special interest money he's in line to be the next Senate Finance Committee chairman by the way that's one of the selling points that is making the Utah citizens like a potluck caught in a position to be one of most powerful senators don't make a change right now but I don't think this is the calm down so much money is going to come down to the issue whether you are voters who are conservatives generally unloved by the way ... I've made Romney is down eight percent support them ... whether they wanna change of direction in terms of their Senate leadership whether they want this fire breathing on brand who would ... join people like that to me and Jim Demant this that I'm a conservative wing of the party of watching a ... silly Steve are the issues that again any fun in Utah then ... not particular to Utah it's going to be really more of a national ... conversation you want stability ... you want this power in Washington ... as opposed to some these other races that really turn on very local issues ... now that I think that that problem the like with housing is an attractive candidate he's the guy who was a state senator in reform the Medicaid system reform the state pension plan a very effective way ... but you know you're up against or hedging or adapt is not out of the role of identity nationality is pretty conservative guy dot BBA's concern of slowing but still it's a little hard to make the case to get rid of this local authority of his novel the boys a likeable guy he's obviously Mormon ... so he's got a lot going for I'm in really comes down to whether the tea party discontent has reached the state of Utah and I don't know the answer that will note a few weeks ... okay it's the tea party ... the tea party discontent Kreil briefly Steve why we didn't see Mitt Romney out there campaigning to the tea party and as he appealed in tea party ... um I got shot knowledge about a minute on you better believe it when I was out there out last week that they would if you were say a guest of the Romney you'd be out of Apogee ...